Part 2, Howard, Chapters 9-10 Summary

Howard finds officers handcuffing Alice and mumbling her rights as unlikely as space aliens landing. They hand her the warrant and allow her to collect books. She summarizes for Howard: Robbie claims terrible and inexplicable things. She asks him to call lawyer Paul Rafferty. The girls expect every passing car to return Alice and Howard is sure that it is a mistake. Alice uses her one call to babble about abuse cases and rumors stemming from Emma once playing doctor with a neighbor child. Rafferty is on vacation but Alice refuses his partner Finn. She has been under investigation for weeks. It will take more than truth to get her out. Alice makes Howard promise never to bring the girls to the jail.

Finn phones Howard to advise that they let someone begin work and explains probable...